Due to the expansion of our UK business, we are looking for a dynamic and self-motivated person to join the sales team of one of the world’s premier software providers in the Digital Signage industry. We develop a multi-award winning web based platform that enables users to remotely manage rich media content for playback onto screens located anywhere in the world.

The ideal candidate will have a track record in new business development and be able to demonstrate experience of presenting and selling to senior executives.

We are looking for a business professional with an outgoing personality and a  a broad skill set to include a good understand of IT hardware/software, business operations, marketing and sales experience.

The role will be challenging and varied to offer a rich variety of responsibilities that will include:

If you have a proven track record and want join our team, send your CV and supporting email telling us why you are perfect for the position to jason@signagelive.com.

No agencies please.

IAdea the SMIL open standard device manufacture has updated their website with a brand new range of SMIL digital signage players. All IAdea SMIL players are 100% compatible with the signagelive virtual player and fully integrated with our platform from free 30 day trial to managing 1,000′s of devices.

The new auto-update of playlists in next week’s new release to signagelive, enables a single change to the media content in a playlist to be dynamically updated on every player scheduled with the same playlist.

Unfortunately, just because you choose a cheap PC running Windows it does not make it an optimised digital signage player. A standard windows PC has been manufactured using consumer grade components that are not built for unattended 24/7 use over many years. In addition, consumer PC’s come will a full Windows operating system that includes thousands of software components that are not required for running digital signage and which effect the stability and performance of your player.

Fortunately, there are companies such as our hardware partners Advantech who manufacture and support Industrial grade PC technology specifically designed for digital signage. Advantech PC technology has been optimised for long term unattended use and in many cases for use in hostile environments with dust and very low and very high temperature ranges. Each PC has been developed and tested over a two year period before release and comes with a long term life cycle ensuring availability of the same product for several years after the product lunch.

A great example of an optimised digital signage player is the Advantech ARK-DS303 (shown above) which offers a rugged, fanless PC purpose built for digital signage and shipped preloaded with signagelive Display Edition onboard and a Windows Embedded operating system with only the components needed to run signagelive ensuring optimal performance and maximum uptime.

The Advantech ARK-DS303 preloaded with signagelive is available globally through Advantech and signagelive distributors and partners. See the table below for a comparison of a consumer PC against an Advantech Industrial PC built for use in digital signage projects.

Advantech Consumer Digital Signage vs Industrial Digital Signage

Whatever PC product you choose to run your digital signage software, make sure you choose based on quality, reliability and overall cost of ownership and not just on the cheapest price you can find online.

signagelive will be exhibiting at the CETW Show in New York City’s Javits Convention Center on 10th and 11th November 2010, booth 240. Visit www.kioskcom.com to register for tickets.

On show we will be demonstrating the new signagelive synchronisation capabilities which has been developed to work with an unlimited number of signagelive players enabling stunning installations to be created for Digital Out of Home and Iconic locations. See a sneaky peak video of the synchronisation in action here.

Advantech will be supporting signagelive where visitors will be able to take a closer look at the impressive range of dedicated digital signage players including the impressive ARK-DS303. signagelive has been enhanced to make use of the ARK-DS303’s Broadcomm “Crystal HD” High Definition hardware decoder supporting 1080p HD video content and enabling the ARK-DS303 to run at 10%! processor load for maximum uptime and stability.

We look forward to seeing you in the Big Apple!

This video shows a sneak peak of the new synchronised player capabilities of signagelive. In this clip, four separate PC’s (2 x Windows XP, 1 x Windows 7 Ultimate and 1 x Windows Vista) are working together to playback time-synchronised media developed by Alex Hughes and the team at www.iamigo.co.uk for us to test.

The solution has been developed to work with an unlimited number of signagelive players enabling stunning installations to be created for Digital Out of Home and Iconic locations.

signagelive enables remote configuration of any signagelive display device as a master with associated slaves, so the configuration of players and screens can be changed as required on a per campaign basis.

Watch out for future videos showing the new signagelive synchronised player feature running in public locations across the world!

Medium UK, a value-added distributor specialising in visual communications, has concluded an agreement with Remote Media to distribute signagelive, its scalable web-based solution for the management of digital signage networks.

Sold as software-as-a-service (SAAS), signagelive is a proven platform for managing content distribution over signage networks with multiple displays located in multiple sites anywhere in the world and is already used daily to update and manage thousands of signage screens.

Operations director of Medium UK Paul O’Reilly said:

“The signagelive deal extends our digital signage portfolio, providing an enterprise solution for medium to large, multi-site networks and is both the perfect partner for our embedded Samsung displays and the ideal standalone package for use with any brand of display.”

Remote Media CEO Jason Cremins said:

“Medium UK will be the lead distributor of signagelive in the UK because it is able to support its channel partners with true turnkey digital signage solutions, from initial customer demonstrations and trials, to installation and commissioning services, technical support and pre- and post- installation training.

When we decided to adopt a distribution strategy in 2008 we wanted to work with a Distributor that could provide the services to support signagelive in the UK. We initially appointed RGB Communications, but we are now pleased to appoint Medium UK to replace RGB and fulfil our requirements and those of our resellers going forward.”

Medium UK’s digital signage portfolio includes the products and services required to provide solutions for all shapes and sizes of signage system from small, single site LAN based to multi-site global networks that can be managed on a local, centralised or remote basis.

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Press contact:

Lindsey Reynolds, Attitude Communications
Email: Lindsey.reynolds@attitudecommunications.co.uk
Mobile: 07540 743 413

About Medium UK
Medium UK is a leading visual communications trade distributor with an unrivalled reputation for customer service, industry knowledge and technical support, gained over its 20 years of operation. Medium UK’s portfolio of AV and video products includes projectors, flat panel displays, interactive systems, digital signage and video conferencing from leading brands such as Canon, Casio, Hitachi, LG, LifeSize, NEC, Panasonic, Samsung and Sanyo. For further information go to www.medium.co.uk

About signagelive
The signagelive SAAS (Software-As-A-Service) platform is the flagship product of Remote Media, an award-winning world leader in the design and development digital signage products and services. Developed in-house, signagelive provides an unrivalled platform for scalable digital signage applications.

Listed below we explore the different ways in which this can be achieved:

1. Live Stream – This simply involves entering the web address (URL) of the live stream that you wish to use. This is NOT recommended because you are relying on a permanent connection to the Internet and therefore if the web connection goes down, you lose your TV feed. The quality of the stream will be very poor too. So it is best to avoid this option.
2. Capture Card – Within signagelive you will see there is a default asset in your media library aptly named “Capture Card”. What this method requires is that the PC being used as the player has a compatible TV capture card installed (tested cards can be viewed at Tested Capture Cards). You then connect your source e.g. Freeview, Satellite STB, Cable STB etc… to the Capture Card and simply build a playlist within signagelive that includes the “Capture Card” asset. Whilst this is a good low cost solution, it is important to make sure that your TV source has an output that matches the input capabilities of the capture card e.g. if your Cable STB has S-Video out, then ensure your Capture Card has S-Video in.
3. Hardware Video Encoder – This option is fairly expensive as the encoders can cost anything from £650.00 up to £3,000.00 and that is standard definition only, but this is a great option when you have many screens on a Local Area Network (LAN) that can access the same TV feed. Similar to the capture card option, you would connect your source to the Encoder. The Encoder then takes that source and converts the signal into an IPTV feed that is broadcast across the LAN on the fly. From a signagelive perspective, you simply add the UDP address (IP Address) of the Encoder as an asset within signagelive which can then be added to a playlist. Once again make sure your TV source has the same output connector e.g. S-Video as the Encoder has input connector.
4. Samsung XN Range of Commercial Displays – Providing the screens have not already been installed and are yet to be purchased as part of your project, then this option provides the best solution because you can connect your Live TV source directly into the supported Samsung screen and importantly this includes HD. With most Samsung models whose model numbers include an “XN” (implies the screen has a built in PC) we can control the PiP (Picture-in-Picture) function and define the source e.g. HDMI 1, HDMI 2, Component, S-Video etc… Furthermore within the signagelive layout creator, you can position the PiP window anywhere on the screen and create any size window too, but it is important to maintain the aspect ratio of your TV source e.g. 16:9 or 4:3. The example video below shows a Samsung SM460DXn running Live TV:

So there you have the 4 options for getting Live TV into signagelive.

There are a few things you need to be wary of;

• Most Satellite STB, Cable STB’s etc… that output in HD encrypt the signal. This is called HDCP encryption. It is therefore important to note that currently only option 4 above would support Live HD TV as the Samsung commercial displays are classed as a TV and the HDMI inputs on the XN product can decrypt the signal. As of yet, we are unaware of any capture cards or encoders that can decrypt from HDMI. There are some that can work with Component, but finding HD STB’s with Component these days is a huge challenge.
• Make sure you have paid appropriate licence fees or have permission to use Live TV!
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Inurface Media 46" Freestanding Digital Signage

signagelive partners Inurface Media are offering a complete 46″ Freestanding digital signage solution normally £5,000 but available for £2,950 until the end of August.

The solution comprises the following:

• 46″ Samsung HD LCD Panel built into a Bespoke Stand
• Bluechip Vario L2 HD Player
• signagelive 1 year licence
• Wireless Lan
• Installation and setup
• 1/2 day on site signagelive training

Inurface Media recently completed the installation of the same 46″ Freestanding Colston Hall in Bristol. See the press release and images here.

If you are interested in this special offer contact Inurface Media directly on 08453 032 844.

]]> http://www.signagelive.com/index.php/2010/07/inurface-media-46-freestanding-digital-signage-solution-for-2950-until-end-of-august/feed/ 0 http://www.signagelive.com/index.php/2010/07/say-aloha-to-our-partner-pacific-digital-signs-today-and-tomorrow/ http://www.signagelive.com/index.php/2010/07/say-aloha-to-our-partner-pacific-digital-signs-today-and-tomorrow/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:20:49 +0000 Jason Cremins http://www.signagelive.com/?p=3826 Our representative in Hawaii, Pacific Digital Signs have informed us that they will be exhibiting at the Hospitality, Hotel & Restaurant Show, 14th (today!) and 15th July 2010.

Vince Mitchell – President of Pacific Digital Signa said:

“Just wanted to give you a quick update that this week Weds and Thursday we’ll be at the big Hospitality, Hotel & Restaurant show at the Blaisdell. We’re going to have several cool new products that we’ll be previewing for the first time in Hawaii.

One of the coolest and most effective products to come out this year is the new multi-sensory kiosk below. Its indoor/outdoor and delivers via sight, interactivity, sound and even smell! Here’s a picture of one of the units we’ll have at the booth:



We’ll have other new products including a total digital sign solution (Hardware & Software) for under $300, so I hope you’ll have a chance to stop by. We’ll be in booth 653 which is in the Mountain/Ewa corner of the main exhibit hall…just look for all the screens! You can preregister here: http://www.douglastradeshows.com/lhf_att_reg.php or sign-up at the show.

Hope to see you there.

And if you want to keep up with our latest news, please ‘like’ our Facebook Fan page here: http://www.facebook.com/PacificDigitalSigns

Aloha,

Vince

vince mitchell :: president

808.523.2800

808.384.7161 direct

www.PacificDigitalSigns.com

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The Advantech ARK-DS303 is not your average mini-PC. Instead, it’s a very compact (18.5cm x 11.8cm x 4.3cm), fanless, rugged, powerful and energy efficient player designed specifically for digital signage applications. Click for full specification.

signagelive has been enhanced to make use of the ARK-DS303’s Broadcomm “Crystal HD” High Definition hardware decoder supporting 1080p HD video content and enabling the ARK-DS303 to run at 10%!! processor load for maximum uptime and stability.

What does it cost?
Option 1: 1 year signagelive/1 year warranty = £788.00
Option 2: 3 year signagelive/3 year warranty = £969.00

The pricing includes return to base warranty on the hardware plus signagelive support, hosting and all software updates to ensure all signagelive customers benefit from all the new features at no additional cost.

Advantech have offices worldwide, pricing in Euro’s and $USD is available on request.

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